Happy Friday, lovelies! I'm planning on making a big change to this site soon so unfortunately, tomorrow will be the last post I'll have up until March 26. Not to fret, I'm hoping the changes I make will be enjoyable for all of you guys! Plus, I could really use a break. I've been on super hustle mode since January and even throughout my work conference and it's all starting to catch up to me. In any case, I hope you enjoy today's Coffee Chat!

If there's one office product that I always make sure I have at hand, it's post-its. I have one in every color of the rainbow and then some! I have small ones for notetaking, big ones for lists, and medium ones for tasks in-between. I even have really pretty and expensive ones from Kate Spade and Band.o. Now, do I think everyone needs to have as many sticky notes as I do? Absolutely not. However, I do think that they can serve a bigger function than just writing notes to yourself (or passive-aggressive ones to your roommate). I have created a list of life hacks you can do with sticky notes!

In an effort to consume more media and books by women of color, I found myself drawn to Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere. I had heard so many excellent reviews of this book and so many praises of Ng's writing style. I'm a fan of good writing and a good story so I began my Audible journey through Little Fires.

I've worked in two different trade associations in my career and I have about five years of work conferences under my belt. I've gone to conferences both as a host (as in my association is organizing the conference, not me by myself!) and as just a regular attendee and I can tell you that hosting is a LOT more exhausting than being an attendee. Hosting requires you to be on call almost 24/7.

So it's with this experience I write this post today about a couple things that you should keep on hand while either attending or hosting a conference. Let's face it - conferences can be long and arduous. My coworkers and I always say that a conference is a marathon and not a sprint. You need to take care of yourself for the entire duration of it, not just go all out one day and be tired for the next week.

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Welcome to my blog! I'm Deborah, a Washington, DC girl with her nose in a book, feet in stilettos, and a coffee cup in her hand. Enjoy browsing!

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